Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky, Sandra Dallas
Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky, Sandra Dallas
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Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky

Author: Sandra Dallas

Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda

Unabridged: 5 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/16/2015

Synopsis

It's 1942: Tomi Itano, 12, is a second-generation Japanese American who lives in California with her family on their strawberry farm. Although her parents came from Japan and her grandparents still live there, Tomi considers herself an American. She doesn't speak Japanese and has never been to Japan. But after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, things change. No Japs Allowed signs hang in store windows and Tomi's family is ostracized. Things get much worse. Suspected as a spy, Tomi's father is taken away. The rest of the Itano family is sent to an internment camp in Colorado. Many other Japanese American families face a similar fate. Tomi becomes bitter, wondering how her country could treat her and her family like the enemy. What does she need to do to prove she is an honorable American? Sandra Dallas shines a light on a dark period of American history in this story of a young Japanese American girl caught up in the prejudices and World War II.

About Sandra Dallas

Sandra Dallas, dubbed “a quintessential American voice” in Vogue Magazine, is the author of over a dozen novels, including Prayers for Sale and Tallgrass, many translated into a dozen languages and optioned for films. Six-time winner of the Willa Award and four-time winner of the Spur Award, Dallas was a Business Week reporter for 25 years covering the Rocky Mountain region, and began writing fiction in 1990. She has two daughters and lives with her husband in Denver and Georgetown, Colorado.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara

Twelve-year-old Tomi Itano is proud to be an American, but that pride is severely challenged when all Japanese come under suspicion of spying after Pearl Harbor. Her father is imprisoned, and the rest of the family moves to a relocation camp in Colorado. Although conditions are challenging on many l......more

Goodreads review by Kim

3.5 stars to this middle school novel by Sandra Dallas. I have read and loved many of her books, including Tallgrass, which is the adult version of this story. Tallgrass and Red Berries, White Clouds Blue Sky both tell the story of the Japanese who were interred in "relocation camps" during World Wa......more

Goodreads review by Denise

Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky by a Sandra Dallas, for me, was educational, emotional and thought provoking. Yes, at times it sounded cheerful but the character growth of the mom, the ‘broken’ dad, and kind teacher make this book a must read, especially today. 4 red, white and blue stars for su......more

Goodreads review by Amy

I've read quite a few historical fiction novels set during WWII dealing with the Japanese internment camps. I really liked this one. It is a simple story and I realized about 1/4 of the way through that it is a Juvenile Fiction. I think I reserved it based on the author, but didn't realize it was a......more

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